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confluence of several streams and rivers 

making it one of the most important 

migratory bird stopover, wintering, and 

nesting habitats in the Central Great 

Plains region. Three federally listed 

species use the Refuge on a seasonal 

basis. Federally endangered whooping 

cranes use the Refuge as a key migratory 

stopover and feeding area and the 

Refuge is designated critical habitat for 

the crane (43 FR 20938, May 15, 1978). 

Least terns nest in large numbers every 

year on the salt flats and threatened bald 

eagles winter on the Refuge. It was 

originally established on March 26, 

1930 by Executive Order No. 5314 

‘‘* * * as a refuge and breeding 

grounds for birds.’’

The National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 

668dd–668ee et seq.), requires the 

Service to develop a CCP for each 

national wildlife refuge. The purpose of 

developing CCPs is to provide refuge 

managers with a 15-year strategy for 

achieving refuge purposes and 

contributing toward the mission of the 

National Wildlife Refuge System, 

consistent with sound principles of fish 

and wildlife science, conservation, legal 

mandates, and Service policies. In 

addition to outlining broad management 

direction on conserving wildlife and 

their habitats, the CCPs identify 

wildlife-dependent recreational 

opportunities available to the public, 

including opportunities for hunting, 

fishing, wildlife observation and 

photography, and environmental 

education and interpretation. These 

CCPs will be reviewed and updated at 

least every 15 years in accordance with 

the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Administration Act of 1966, as amended 

by the National Wildlife Refuge System 

Improvement Act of 1997, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. 

The availability of the Draft CCP and 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 

60-day public review and comment 

period was announced in the Federal 

Register on November 21, 2005 (70 FR 

70089). The Draft CCP/EA identified 

and evaluated three alternatives for 

managing the Refuge for the next 15 

years. Alternative A, the No Action 

Alternative, would have continued 

current management of the Refuge. 

Alterative B, the Preferred Alternative, 

emphasized an updated and integrated 

approach to protecting, maintaining, 

and restoring native habitats for 

migratory birds, waterfowl, federally 

listed species, and resident wildlife. The 

public use program would be improved 

by providing increased opportunities for 

public uses, environmental education, 

and interpretation. This alternative also 

called for expanding partnership 

opportunities to help accomplish the 

vision and goals of the Refuge. 

Alternative C proposed to provide a 

greater emphasis on expanding public 

uses such as all types of hunting, hiking, 

and necessary facilities such as 

additional roads and trails for optimal 

access. Based on this assessment and 

comments received, the Preferred 

Alternative (Alternative B) was selected 

for implementation. This alternative 

was selected because it best meets the 

purposes and goals of the Refuge, as 

well as the goals of the National 

Wildlife Refuge System. Management of 

the Refuge for the next 15 years will 

focus on encouraging ecological 

integrity, restoring habitats such as 

native prairie, controlling invasive plant 

species, protecting federally listed 

species such as the whooping crane, 

least tern, and bald eagle, and 

enhancing habitat for grassland birds, 

waterfowl, and other resident wildlife. 

Opportunities for wildlife-dependent 

activities such as hunting, fishing, 

wildlife observation, photography, 

environmental education, and 

interpretation will be enhanced. 

Partnerships with county, State, and 

Federal agencies, private landowners, 

and conservation groups will also 

enable the refuge to achieve its goals 

and objectives, minimize costs, and 

bridge relationships with other 

stakeholder. 

Dated: August 3, 2006. 

Larry G. Bell, 

Acting Regional Director, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

This document was received at the Office 

of the Federal Register on April 18, 2007. 

[FR Doc. E7–7635 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; 5-Year Reviews of 24 

Southwestern Species 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of reviews. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service) announces 5-year 

reviews of 24 southwestern species 

listed under the Endangered Species Act 

of 1973 (Act). The purpose of reviews 

conducted under this section of the Act 

is to ensure that the classification of 

species as threatened or endangered on 

the List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife and Plants is accurate. The 5- 

year review is an assessment of the best 

scientific and commercial data available 

at the time of the review. 

DATES: To allow adequate time to 

conduct this review, information 

submitted for our consideration must be 

received on or before July 23, 2007. 

However, we will continue to accept 

new information about any listed 

species at any time. 

ADDRESSES: Information submitted on 

these species should be sent to the 

Service at the following addresses. 

Information received in response to this 

notice of review will be available for 

public inspection by appointment, 

during normal business hours, at the 

same addresses. 

Information regarding the Bee Creek 

Cave harvestman (reddelli), Bone Cave 

harvestman (reyesi), Coffin Cave mold 

beetle, Kretschmarr Cave beetle, Tooth 

Cave pseudoscorpion, Tooth Cave 

spider, Devils River minnow, Largefruited sand verbena, and Texas 

snowbells should be sent to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin 

Ecological Services Field Office, 10711 

Burnet Road, Suite 200, Austin, Texas 

78758. The office phone number is 512–

490–0057. 

Information regarding Attwater’s 

prairie chicken should be sent to the 

Refuge Manager, Attention 5-year 

Review, Attwater Prairie Chicken 

National Wildlife Refuge, P.O. Box 519, 

Eagle Lake, Texas 77434. The office 

phone number is 979–234–3278, and 

web address is: http:// 

southwest.fws.gov/refuges/texas/ 

attwater/. 

Information regarding the Chiricahua 

leopard frog, New Mexico ridge-nosed 

rattlesnake, Gila topminnow, Loach 

minnow, Spikedace, Arizona cliffrose, 

Nichol Turk’s head cactus, San 

Francisco Peaks groundsel, and Sentry 

milkvetch should be sent to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona 

Ecological Services Field Office, 2321 

West Royal Palm Road, Suite 103, 

Phoenix, AZ 85021. The office phone 

number is 602–242–0210. 

Information regarding Walker’s 

manioc should be sent to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service c/o 

TAMU–CC, Ecological Services, 6300 

Ocean Drive, Unit 5837, Corpus Christi, 

TX 78412. The office phone number is 

361–994–9005. 

Information regarding the Ouachita 

rock-pocketbook clam should be sent to 

the Field Supervisor, Attention 5-year 


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Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Oklahoma Ecological Services Field 

Office, 222 S. Houston, Suite A, Tulsa, 

OK 74127. The office phone number is 

918–581–7458. 

Information regarding Knowlton’s 

cactus, Mancos milkvetch, and Pecos 

sunflower should be sent to the Field 

Supervisor, Attention 5-year Review, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, New 

Mexico Ecological Services Field Office, 

2105 Osuna Road, NE., Albuquerque, 

NM 87113. The office phone number is 

505–346–2525. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

species specific information, contact the 

appropriate office named in ADDRESSES. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Why is a 5-year review conducted? 

Section 4(c)(2)(A) of the Act (16 

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) requires that we 

conduct a review of listed species at 

least once every 5 years. We are then, 

under section 4(c)(2)(B) and the 

provisions of subsections (a) and (b), to 

determine, on the basis of such a 

review, whether or not any species 

should be removed (delisted) from the 

List of Endangered and Threatened 

Wildlife and Plants (50 CFR 17.12), or 

reclassified from endangered to 

threatened (downlisted), or from 

threatened to endangered (uplisted). 

The 5-year review is an assessment of 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available at the time of the review. 

Therefore, we are requesting submission 

of any new information (best scientific 

and commercial data) on the following 

24 species since their original listings as 

either endangered (Arizona cliffrose, 

Attwater’s prairie chicken, Bee Creek 

Cave harvestman, Bone Cave 

harvestman, Coffin Cave mold beetle, 

Gila topminnow, Knowlton’s cactus, 

Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle, Largefruited sand verbena, Mancos 

milkvetch, Nichol Turk’s head cactus , 

Ouachita rock pocketbook, Sentry 

milkvetch, Texas snowbells, Tooth Cave 

pseudoscorpion, Tooth Cave spider, and 

Walker’s manioc) or threatened 

(Chiricahua leopard frog, Devils River 

minnow, Loach minnow, New Mexico 

ridge-nosed rattlesnake, Pecos 

sunflower, San Francisco Peaks 

groundsel, and Spikedace). If the 

present classification of any of these 

species is not consistent with the best 

scientific and commercial information 

available, the Service will recommend 

whether or not a change is warranted in 

the Federal classification of that species. 

Any change in Federal classification 

would require a separate rule-making 

process. 

Our regulations at 50 CFR 424.21 

require that we publish a notice in the 

Federal Register announcing those 

species currently under active review. 

This notice announces our active review 

of the 24 species listed in Table 1. 

What information is considered in the 

review? 

A 5-year review considers all new 

information available at the time of the 

review. These reviews will consider the 

best scientific and commercial data that 

has become available since the current 

listing determination or most recent 

status review of each species, such as: 

A. Species biology, including but not 

limited to population trends, 

distribution, abundance, demographics, 

and genetics; 

B. Habitat conditions, including but 

not limited to amount, distribution, and 

suitability; 

C. Conservation measures that have 

been implemented to benefit the 

species; 

D. Threat status and trends (see five 

factors under heading ‘‘How do we 

determine whether a species is 

endangered or threatened?’’); and 

E. Other new information, data, or 

corrections, including but not limited to 

taxonomic or nomenclatural changes, 

identification of erroneous information 

contained in the List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants, and 

improved analytical methods. 

How are these species currently listed? 

The List of Endangered and 

Threatened Wildlife and Plants (List) is 

found in 50 CFR 17.11 (wildlife) and 

17.12 (plants). Amendments to the List 

through final rules are published in the 

Federal Register. The List is also 

available on our internet site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/endangered/wildlife.html. 

In Table 1 below, we provide a 

summary of the listing information for 

the species under active review. 

TABLE 1.—SUMMARY OF THE LISTING INFORMATION

Common name Scientific name Status Where listed Final listing rule 

Arizona cliffrose ........................................... Purshia subintegra ...................................... E AZ ....................... 49 FR 22326 

Attwater’s prairie chicken ............................. Tympanuchus cupido attwateri ................... E TX ....................... 32 FR 4001 

Bee Creek Cave harvestman ...................... Texella reddelli ........................................... E TX ....................... 53 FR 36029 

Bone Cave harvestman ............................... Texella reyesi ............................................. E TX ....................... 53 FR 36029 

Chiricahua leopard frog ............................... Rana chiricahuensis ................................... T AZ, NM ............... 67 FR 40789 

Coffin Cave mold beetle .............................. Bastrisodes texanus ................................... E TX ....................... 53 FR 36029 

Devils River minnow .................................... Dionda diaboli ............................................. T TX ....................... 64 FR 56596 

Gila topminnow ............................................ Poeciliopsis occidentalis ............................. E AZ, NM ............... 32 FR 4001 

Knowlton’s cactus ........................................ Pediocactus knowltonii ............................... E CO, NM .............. 44 FR 62244 

Kretschmarr Cave mold beetle .................... Texamaurops reddelli ................................. E TX ....................... 53 FR 36029 

Large-fruited sand verbena .......................... Abronia macrocarpa ................................... E TX ....................... 53 FR 37975 

Loach minnow .............................................. Tiaroga cobitis ............................................ T AZ, NM ............... 51 FR 39468 

Mancos milkvetch ........................................ Astragalus humillimus ................................. E CO, NM .............. 50 FR 26568 

New Mexico ridge-nosed rattlesnake .......... Crotalus willardi obscurus .......................... T AZ, NM ............... 43 FR 34476 

Nichol Turk’s head cactus ........................... Echinocactus horizonthalonius var. nicholii E AZ ....................... 44 FR 61927 

Ouachita rock-pocketbook clam .................. Arkansia wheeleri ....................................... E AR, OK ............... 56 FR 54950 

Pecos sunflower ........................................... Helianthus paradoxus ................................. T NM, TX ............... 64 FR 56581 

San Francisco Peaks groundsel .................. Senecio franciscanus ................................. T AZ ....................... 48 FR 52743 

Sentry milkvetch ........................................... Astralagus cremnophylax var. 

cremnophylax.

E AZ ....................... 55 FR 50184 

Spikedace .................................................... Meda fulgida ............................................... T AZ, NM ............... 51 FR 23769 

Texas snowbells .......................................... Styrax texanus ............................................ E TX ....................... 49 FR 40036 

Tooth Cave pseudoscorpion ........................ Tartarocreagris texana ............................... E TX ....................... 53 FR 36029 

Tooth Cave spider ....................................... Leptoneta myopica ..................................... E TX ....................... 53 FR 36029 

Walker’s manioc ........................................... Manihot walkerae ....................................... E TX ....................... 56 FR 49850 


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Definitions Related to This Notice 

The following definitions are 

provided to assist those persons who 

contemplate submitting information 

regarding the species being reviewed: 

A. Species includes any species or 

subspecies of fish, wildlife, or plant, 

and any distinct population segment of 

any species of vertebrate, which 

interbreeds when mature. 

B. Endangered means any species that 

is in danger of extinction throughout all 

or a significant portion of its range. 

C. Threatened means any species that 

is likely to become an endangered 

species within the foreseeable future 

throughout all or a significant portion of 

its range. 

How do we determine whether a 

species is endangered or threatened? 

Section 4(a)(1) of the Act establishes 

that we determine whether a species is 

endangered or threatened based on one 

or more of the five following factors: 

A. The present or threatened 

destruction, modification, or 

curtailment of its habitat or range; 

B. Overutilization for commercial, 

recreational, scientific, or educational 

purposes; 

C. Disease or predation; 

D. The inadequacy of existing 

regulatory mechanisms; or 

E. Other natural or manmade factors 

affecting its continued existence. 

Section 4(a)(1) of the Act requires that 

our determination be made on the basis 

of the best scientific and commercial 

data available. 

What could happen as a result of this 

review? 

If we find that there is new 

information concerning any of the 24 

species listed in Table 1 indicating a 

change in classification may be 

warranted, we may propose a new rule 

that could do one of the following: (a) 

Reclassify the species from endangered 

to threatened (downlist); (b) reclassify 

the species from threatened to 

endangered (uplist); or (c) remove the 

species from the List. If we determine 

that a change in classification is not 

warranted, then these species will 

remain on the List under their current 

status. 

Public Solicitation of New Information 

We request any new information 

concerning the status of the 24 species 

listed in Table 1. See ‘‘What information 

is considered in the review?’’ heading 

for specific criteria. Information 

submitted should be supported by 

documentation such as maps, 

bibliographic references, methods used 

to gather and analyze the data, and/or 

copies of any pertinent publications, 

reports, or letters by knowledgeable 

sources. Before including your address, 

phone number, e-mail address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comments, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority 

This document is published under the 

authority of the Endangered Species Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 

Dated: March 14, 2007. 

Benjamin N. Tuggle, 

Regional Director, Southwest Region, Fish 

and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–7636 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[MT–020–1010–PO] 

Notice of Public Meeting, Eastern 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 

Interior, Montana, Billings and Miles 

City Field Offices. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act (FLPMA) and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), the U.S. 

Department of the Interior, Bureau of 

Land Management (BLM) Eastern 

Montana Resource Advisory Council 

(RAC), will meet as indicated below. 

DATES: The meetings will be held May 

30 and 31, 2007 in Miles City, MT with 

each day beginning at 8 a.m. The 

meetings will adjourn at approximately 

3:30 p.m. each day. The public 

comment period will be at 

approximately 11 a.m. on the 31st. 

When determined, the meeting place 

will be announced in a news release. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Jacobsen, Public Affairs Specialist, 

Miles City Field Office, 111 Garryowen 

Road, Miles City, Montana 59301. 

Telephone: (406) 233–2831. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 15- 

member Council advises the Secretary 

of the Interior, through the Bureau of 

Land Management, on a variety of 

planning and management issues 

associated with public land 

management in Montana. At this 

meeting, topics to discuss include: 

Field Manager Updates, 

The Miles City Field Office and Billings 

Field Office Updates, 

Subcommittee updates and working 

sessions, 

—and other topics the council may 

raise. 

All meetings are open to the public. 

The public may present written 

comments to the Council. Each formal 

Council meeting will also have time 

allocated for hearing public comments. 

Depending on the number of persons 

wishing to comment and time available, 

the time for individual oral comments 

may be limited. Individuals who plan to 

attend and need special assistance, such 

as sign language interpretation, tour 

transportation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should contact the 

BLM as provided above. 

Dated: April 16, 2007. 

M. Elaine Raper, 

Field Manager. 

[FR Doc. E7–7632 Filed 4–20–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–$$–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

National Register of Historic Places; 

Notification of Pending Nominations 

and Related Actions 

Nominations for the following 

properties being considered for listing 

or related actions in the National 

Register were received by the National 

Park Service before April 7, 2007. 

Pursuant to section 60.13 of 36 CFR part 

60 written comments concerning the 

significance of these properties under 

the National Register criteria for 

evaluation may be forwarded by United 

States Postal Service, to the National 

Register of Historic Places, National 

Park Service, 1849 C St., NW., 2280, 

Washington, DC 20240; by all other 

carriers, National Register of Historic 

Places, National Park Service, 1201 Eye 

St., NW., 8th floor, Washington, DC 

20005; or by fax, 202–371–6447. Written 

or faxed comments should be submitted 

by May 8, 2007. 

J. Paul Loether, 

Chief, National Register of Historic Places/ 

National Historic Landmarks Program. 

CONNECTICUT 

Hartford County 

Filley, Capt. Oliver, House, 130 Mountain 

Ave., Bloomfield, 07000420 


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